1979 World Weightlifting Championships
| Host city | Thessaloniki, Greece |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3–11 November 1979 |
The 1979 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Thessaloniki, Greece from November 3 to November 11, 1979. There were 189 men in action from 39 nations.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Wu Shude China |
110.0 kg | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union |
110.0 kg | Cai Juncheng China |
107.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Kanybek Osmonaliyev Soviet Union |
137.5 kg | Ferenc Hornyák Hungary |
135.0 kg | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union |
132.5 kg |
| Total | Kanybek Osmonaliyev Soviet Union |
242.5 kg | Ferenc Hornyák Hungary |
242.5 kg | Shared silver | |
| Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union
| ||||||
| 56 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Tadeusz Dembończyk.svg.png){kind=small} Poland |
117.5 kg | Anton Kodzhabashev.svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria |
117.5 kg | Daniel Núñez Cuba |
115.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Viktor Veretennikov Soviet Union |
150.0 kg | Anton Kodzhabashev Bulgaria |
150.0 kg | Andreas Letz East Germany |
147.5 kg |
| Total | Anton Kodzhabashev Bulgaria |
267.5 kg | Viktor Veretennikov Soviet Union |
262.5 kg | Tadeusz Dembończyk Poland |
260.0 kg |
| 60 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Marek Seweryn Poland |
127.5 kg | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union |
125.0 kg | Zhang Zhifang China |
125.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Marek Seweryn Poland |
155.0 kg | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria |
155.0 kg | Setsuya Goto.svg.png){kind=small} Japan |
150.0 kg |
| Total | Marek Seweryn Poland |
282.5 kg | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria |
275.0 kg | Setsuya Goto Japan |
270.0 kg |
| 67.5 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria |
145.0 kg | Joachim Kunz East Germany |
145.0 kg | Daniel Senet France |
142.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria |
187.5 kg WR |
Joachim Kunz East Germany |
180.0 kg | Yao Jingyuan China |
172.5 kg |
| Total | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria |
332.5 kg WR |
Joachim Kunz East Germany |
325.0 kg | Daniel Senet France |
312.5 kg |
| 75 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Roberto Urrutia Cuba |
155.0 kg | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria |
155.0 kg | Yordan Mitkov Bulgaria |
150.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Roberto Urrutia Cuba |
190.0 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany |
190.0 kg | Jürgen Negwer West Germany |
187.5 kg |
| Total | Roberto Urrutia Cuba |
345.0 kg | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria |
342.5 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany |
337.5 kg |
| 82.5 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union |
170.0 kg | Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria |
170.0 kg | Bertalan Mandzák Hungary |
155.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union |
200.0 kg | András Stark Hungary |
195.0 kg | Norbert Bergmann West Germany |
195.0 kg |
| Total | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union |
370.0 kg | Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria |
362.5 kg | Dušan Poliačik Czechoslovakia |
350.0 kg |
| 90 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Gennady Bessonov Soviet Union |
170.0 kg | Rolf Milser West Germany |
165.0 kg | Witold Walo Poland |
160.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Rolf Milser West Germany |
212.5 kg | Gennady Bessonov Soviet Union |
210.0 kg | Witold Walo Poland |
202.5 kg |
| Total | Gennady Bessonov Soviet Union |
380.0 kg | Rolf Milser West Germany |
377.5 kg | Witold Walo Poland |
362.5 kg |
| 100 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | János Sólyomvári Hungary |
175.0 kg | Ota Zaremba Czechoslovakia |
172.5 kg | Plamen Asparukhov Bulgaria |
167.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Pavel Syrchin Soviet Union |
217.5 kg | Anton Baraniak Czechoslovakia |
210.0 kg | János Sólyomvári Hungary |
210.0 kg |
| Total | Pavel Syrchin Soviet Union |
385.0 kg | János Sólyomvári Hungary |
385.0 kg | Alberto Blanco Cuba |
372.5 kg |
| 110 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Sergey Arakelov Soviet Union |
185.0 kg | Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union |
182.5 kg | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria |
177.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sergey Arakelov Soviet Union |
225.0 kg | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria |
225.0 kg | Leif Nilsson Sweden |
220.0 kg |
| Total | Sergey Arakelov Soviet Union |
410.0 kg | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria |
402.5 kg | Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union |
402.5 kg |
| +110 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Sultan Rakhmanov Soviet Union |
192.5 kg | Jürgen Heuser East Germany |
187.5 kg | Rudolf Strejček Czechoslovakia |
185.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sultan Rakhmanov Soviet Union |
237.5 kg | Jürgen Heuser East Germany |
232.5 kg | Gerd Bonk East Germany |
230.0 kg |
| Total | Sultan Rakhmanov Soviet Union |
430.0 kg | Jürgen Heuser East Germany |
420.0 kg | Gerd Bonk East Germany |
412.5 kg |
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | East Germany | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Hungary | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 11 | 9 | 30 | |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 16 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 4 | 10 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Poland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Hungary | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | West Germany | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | China | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | East Germany | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 12 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 30 | 31 | 29 | 90 | |
References
- Results (Sport 123)
- Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine